Internet Security

Since the introduction of multi-user computer systems, user authentication has primarily relied on the use of usernames and passwords. To strengthen the authentication process, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) requires the user to present multiple elements in different categories, or “factors,” as part of an authentication attempt. These factors are something you have, something you know, and something you are.

I am proud to share the 2023–2025 CISA Strategic Plan, the first comprehensive Strategic Plan since CISA was established as an agency in 2018. The strategic plan represents a forward-leaning, unified approach to achieving our vision of ensuring secure and resilient critical infrastructure for the American people.

These cybersecurity authorities—herein referred to as “authoring organizations”—are aware that communities may seek cost-savings and quality-of-life improvements through the digital transformation of infrastructure to create “smart cities".

The spying that took place between the USSR and the United States during the cold war era pales in comparison to the spying and covert operations that are taking place now. Of course, the USSR is no more, but the ideology has lingered in the minds of those who were once members of it. Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, is a cold warrior; he has made it quite clear that the cold war is , in fact, not over, it just looks very different now.

BlackLotus is a recently publicized malware product garnering significant attention within tech media. Similar to 2020’s BootHole (CVE-2020-10713), BlackLotus takes advantage of a boot loader flaw—specifically CVE-2022-21894 Secure Boot bypass known as “Baton Drop”—to take control of an endpoint from the earliest phase of software boot.